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Paper Talk: Spurs up bid for target; Arsenal eye Paraguay star

Date published: Tuesday 30th August 2016 7:46

Miguel Almiron: Keen on move to Arsenal

Arsenal have been boosted in their pursuit of £11million-rated Paraguay star Miguel Almiron, while Tottenham are set to raise their offer for Wilfried Zaha to £18million, according to Tuesday’s newspapers.

PARAGUAY STAR ADMITS HE FANCIES ARSENAL MOVE

Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron, 22, could be set for a move to Arsenal, who are set to make an £11m bid to sign him from Argentine champions Lanus.

The Gunners are set to announce the transfers of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez before the deadline and Arsene Wenger also wants to add the £11m-rated Paraguay international Almiron before the transfer window slams shut on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder made his international debut at this summer’s Copa America and admits a move to the Gunners would appeal.

“It would be great to play for Arsenal but I haven’t said anything yet – my agent is taking care [of me],” he told Goal Argentina.

Indeed, having sold Yannick Bolasie to Everton in a deal worth an initial £25million – rising to in excess of £30million – it is claimed that Spurs are going to have to get nearer to that sort of offer for Palace to entertain letting the 23-year-old England international leave the club.

It is, however, claimed that Zaha is unhappy that Palace are yet to open talks over a new deal at the club and that he is open to a switch to White Hart Lane, where the club can offer him Champions League football.

But unless Spurs severely increase their offer for Zaha, it seems unlikely Palace would entertain the prospect of selling their winger.